..was to determine the skeletal effect of 6-C-beta-d-glucopyranosyl-(2S,3S)-(+)-3',4',5,7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (GTDF)/Ulmoside A, a new compound isolated from the extract of Ulmus wallichiana in a rat model of postmenopausal bone loss.

..the skeletal effects of total ethanolic extract (TEE) and its butanolic fraction (BF) from the stem-bark of Ulmus wallichiana, which is rich in C-glycosylated flavonoids, in growing rats (for peak bone [PB] achievement) and in ..

..The highly clonal nature of the pathogen population may be exploited in a control strategy...

Quercetin-6-C-β-D-glucopyranoside isolated from Ulmus wallichiana planchon is more potent than quercetin in inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and mitigating ovariectomy-induced bone loss in rats

Jawed A SiddiquiDivision of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lucknow, IndiaMenopause 18:198-207. 2011

The aim of this study was to determine the skeletal effect of quercetin-6-C-β-D-glucopyranoside (QCG) isolated from the extract of Ulmus wallichiana and compare this effect with quercetin (Q) in a rat model of postmenopausal bone loss.

Phenological responses of Ulmus pumila (Siberian Elm) to climate change in the temperate zone of China

Using Ulmus pumila (Siberian Elm) leaf unfolding and leaf fall phenological data from 46 stations in the temperate zone of China for the period 1986-2005, we detected linear trends in both start and end dates and length of the growing ..

..Italy) was studied under different photoperiodic and temperature treatments in collected twigs of two European (Ulmus glabra Huds. and Ulmus minor Mill.) and four Asian (Ulmus pumila L., Ulmus parvifolia Jacq...

A novel flavonoid isolated from the steam-bark of Ulmus wallichiana planchon stimulates osteoblast function and inhibits osteoclast and adipocyte differentiation

2S,3S)-Aromadendrin-6-C-β-d-glucopyranoside (AG) is a novel flavonol isolated from the extract of Ulmus wallichiana (Himalayan Elm). Extract of U. wallichiana is used as a traditional medicine for rapid fracture repair in India...

Two sesquiterpenoids, mansonone E (ME) and mansonone F (MF) were first isolated from the dried root bark of Ulmus pumila (shironire in Japanese), and their antiproliferative activities on human tumor cells were evaluated in vitro...

In the last decade, the number of young plants of Ulmus pumila in the Hunshandak Sandland has decreased sharply because of severe sand burial, and their ecological protective function has been weakened...

Anti-angiogenic activity of the methanol extract and its fractions of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica

The American elm (Ulmus americana L.) was once one of the most common urban trees in eastern North America until Dutch-elm disease (DED), caused by the fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, eliminated most of the mature trees...

..A-1 ( 5) as well as three other constituents, isolated from an EtOAc-soluble extract of the stem barks of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, were evaluated for inhibitory activity against the formation of AGEs...

Traditionally, the stem and root bark of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica (Ulmaceae) are Korean herbal medicines used for anti-inflammatory and anticancer therapy. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of Ulmus davidiana var...

The bark of the root and stem of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica has been used as a traditional Korean medicine to treat inflammatory disorders. This plant reportedly exhibits antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory effects...

This study was carried out to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of glycoprotein isolated from the stems of Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN), which has been used as an anti-inflammatory agent in folk medicine...

..carried out to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of glycoprotein (UDN glycoprotein, 116-kDa) isolated from Ulmus davidiana Nakai, which has been used to heal inflammatory diseases in Korean herbal medicine...

Glycoprotein isolated from Ulmus davidiana Nakai regulates expression of iNOS and COX-2 in vivo and in vitro

This study was carried out to investigate the anti-inflammatory potential of a 116-kDa glycoprotein isolated from Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN glycoprotein, 116 kDa) in lipopolysaccaride (LPS)-treated RAW 264...

[The effects of the ulmus root-bark dressing in tissue regeneration of induced pressure ulcers in rats]

b>Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN) has been used in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory activity. In the present study, we investigated the antiapoptotic effect of UDN glycoprotein in glucose/glucose oxidase (G/GO)-induced BNL CL.2 cells...

b>Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN) has been used for a long time to cure inflammation in oriental medicine...

In Vitro culture studies of FlorEssence on human tumor cell lines

Joseph TaiCenter for Complementary Medicine Research, BC s Research Institute for Children s and Women s Health, Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, CanadaPhytother Res 19:107-12. 2005

..The results suggest that FE at high concentrations show differential inhibitory effect on different human cancer cell lines. Further studies are needed to assess the biological activities of FE...

Inhibitory effect of phytoglycoprotein on tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 at initiation stage of colon cancer in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-treated ICR mice

Resistance of elms (Ulmus spp.) to the pathogenic fungus Ophiostoma novo-ulmi Brasier depends on chemical and anatomical factors that confine the spread of the pathogen in the vascular system of the host...

..We conclude that the inoculum size effect is a manifestation of a quorum-sensing system that is mediated by an excreted extracellular molecule, and we suggest that quorum sensing is a general phenomenon in dimorphic fungi...

Characterization of three DNA transposons in the Dutch elm disease fungi and evidence of repeat-induced point (RIP) mutations

Two xylan-degrading bacterial strains were isolated from a decayed Ulmus nigra tree in Spain. The isolates were Gram-positive, non-motile, aerobic and formed substrate mycelium which fragmented into irregular rods...

..The use of medicinal plants is an option for livestock farmers who are not allowed to use allopathic drugs under certified organic programs or cannot afford to use allopathic drugs for minor health problems of livestock...

Ethnoveterinary medicines used to treat endoparasites and stomach problems in pigs and pets in British Columbia, Canada

..Local aeroallergen surveys identify and establish patterns of prevalence for tree, grass, and weed species that enable the clinician to more effectively select allergens for skin testing and therapy...

..to riparian and woodland species (Salix, Fraxinus, Alnus, Populus, and Eucalyptus), four to urban ornamentals (Ulmus, Arecaceae, Cupressaceae, and Casuarina), and three which include the most frequent pollen grains of widely ..

Metal bioaccumulation in plant leaves from an industrious area and the botanical garden in Beijing

..To determine the impact of different trees on asthma, we tested the association between daily hospitalizations for asthma and daily concentrations of different tree pollens in 10 large Canadian cities...

..as a homeopathic cancer treatment, is prepared from a mixture of four herbs Arctium lappa, Rumex acetosella, Ulmus rubra and Rheum officinale. Each of these herbs has been reported to possess antioxidant and anti-cancer activity...

..sites were characterized by early plant phenology, as determined by the date of leafing of the broad-leaved elm Ulmus glabra and date of flowering of the snowdrop Galanthus nivalis during a single year...

Long-term CO2 enrichment of a forest ecosystem: implications for forest regeneration and succession

..fastidiosa. A total of 347 leafhoppers representing 16 species were captured and sampled from American elm (Ulmus americana L.) trees growing in a nursery where bacterial leaf scorch caused by X. fastidiosa occurs...

Is bark pH more important than tree species in determining the composition of nitrophytic or acidophytic lichen floras?

To study the pH preference of epiphytic lichens, the bark pH of Fraxinus, Tilia, Quercus and Ulmus trees in an urban environment was measured using a flat surface electrode. The total number of trees was 253...

Responses of floodplain forest species to spatially condensed gradients: a test of the flood-shade tolerance tradeoff hypothesis

..65%. The landscape matrix in northeast part of study area was farmland. On the farmland matrix, Populus + Ulmus patches distributed with centering of residential spot, there were 89 patches. The patch density was 2.568 patch...

The fungal pathogen, Ophiostomo novo-ulmi, has been responsible for the rapid decline of American elm (Ulmus americana) across North America and remains a serious threat to surviving elm populations...

Evidence of sexual reproduction of woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum, in New Zealand

b>Ulmus carpinifolia and Fraxinus excelsior tree leaves, which are in great supply in Iran, were evaluated for removal of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) from aqueous solution. Maximum biosorption capacities for U. carpinifolia and F...

Mohammed HosnyMedicinal and Natural Products Chemistry and Center of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAArch Pharm Res 37:698-705. 2014

b>Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae) (UD) has long been known to be antiinflammatory in traditional Korean medicine. This experiment investigated the effects of UD on bone resorption using bone cell culture...

Liberomyces gen. nov. with two new species of endophytic coelomycetes from broadleaf trees

..the primary host shrub (Pistacia) may explain the absence of sex in three of the studied species, but elm trees (Ulmus) that are primary hosts of the fourth species (T. ulmi) occurred within a few km of the study population...

[Effects of mixed decomposition of Populus simonii and other tree species leaf litters on soil properties in Loess Plateau]

b>Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae) extract (UD) has long been known to have anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. UD has been also known to have protective effects on damaged tissue, inflammation and bone among other functions...

..Morel fruit bodies were significantly closer to stems of Carya spp., Tilia americana and Ulmus americana than predicted by the frequencies of these woody species or their contribution to the total basal area ..

..this study, we investigated the effect of G-120, a 120 kDa glycoprotein purified from the Oriental herbal plant, Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN), on the activity and production of several MMPs by evaluating its growth inhibitory effect ..

A bacterial strain, designated XIL07T, isolated from a decayed tree, Ulmus nigra, in Salamanca (Spain) produced abundant cellulases and xylanases. The micro-organism was Gram-positive, aerobic, coccoid and non-motile...

Classification of phytoplasma strains in the elm yellows group (16SrV) and proposal of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi' for the phytoplasma associated with elm yellows

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..Participants will be followed for 48 hours after infusion in order to assess frequency and severity of nausea and vomiting. Baseline and 48 hour post chemotherapy labs will be used to assess safety profile of ginger. ..